Billiard table



April 21, 1925. 1,534,711

E. F. HOSKIN BILLIARD TABLE Filed sept. '8, 1924 Z JQ@ if il Il l l l Patented Apr. 2l, 1925.

A UNITED STATESv Pmfism OFFICE.

EDMUND n. HosKIN, or oHIcaGo, ILLINOIS, AssIGNoR To WILLIAM A.

l 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLNOIS.

BILLIARD TABLE'.

f Application, filled, ySeptember To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known'that I, EDMUND F. HosKrN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in: the county offGook and VState of Illinois, have invented anew and useful Improvement in ,Billiards Tables, of which the following is a specification.

This yinvention relates to improvements in billiard tables, and more especially kto a `billiard table having a` bed `made of molded material instead of natural slate as isordinarily used. Any kind of molded material which will provide ahard, smooth, solidbed resembling natural slate may be used.` I have found that `Portland cement impregnated. with sulphur under heatv `and in a partial vacuum will very closely resemble the natural slate. `Such material may be cast or molded .in any form desired and willbe found to be hard and will take a fine polish. Y f By `the use vof my invention, a billiard tablepmay be lmade lighter and cheaper than with the use of natural' slate and also will be more serviceable.y By the use of molded material for forming the bed of the billiard table, it is easier to get the adjoining portions of the bed in proper registry and make the same lie in a plane. It isl also easier, bythe use ofv my invention, to set up the billiard table,level with same, fasten thecushion rails, and puton the cloth. Othernfeatures, and advantages ,of m'yinvention will appear more fully as' I proceed with my specification. y

In vthat form of, device embodying-fthe features .of my invention shown in the acca npanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a top plan viewof a billiard table showing a portion of the cushion rails and the cloth removed at one of the corners, Fig. 2 is a view taken as indicated by the line 2 2, Fig. 1,-Fig.

. 3 ris a view taken as indicated bythe line 3 3, Fig. 1, and Fig. l isabottom view, on a smaller scale, of one of the three sections ofthe bed. Ni y As shown in the drawings, the bed of the table is preferably made in three similar rectangular sections indicated by A, B and C. One of the sections is shown separately in Fig, 4. Since these three sections are similar in construction, I will describe in detail but one. For example, the section A comprises a rectangular sheet of molded s, 1924.' lserial' No, 736,596.

material provided with a thickened depending border or edge ,as indicated by 10. On the under side there arealso provided longitudinal and cross ribs, 11 and 12 respectively, for the purpose of giving the necessary rigidity and strength to the bed.

The lower outer edge of the border 10, except where the sections of the bed are s-rINKs a oo.,

adjacent to each other, is rabbeted as indicated by 13. Within the rabbet thus formed is placed a wooden strip, 14, which is held in position by screws l5 having their' threaded ends engaging with nuts 16 which are molded or cast in the material v" when the sections of the bed are formed. The strip 14 is for the purpose of receiving tacks 17 which hold the edge of the billiard cloth 18. This construction is a decided improvement over the method used for fastening the cloth when natural slate is em ployed. In such cases, it is necessary to put V under the slate what is called a slate frame in order to receive the tacks to hold the cloth in position.y In my present device, thish slate frame may be entirely dispensed Wit Each of the three sections has imbedded in the thickened portion 10 at each end two nuts, 19. Above and 'below each of the nuts 19 is a hole 2O extending vertically i through the border. Each of the nuts I9 is adapted to receive the leveling screw 21 having its lower end slightly rounded as indicated by 21a and resting in a metallic cup 22,1nounted on the upper surface of the table frame 23. The meeting edges of the three sections of the bed are provided with dowel pins 24 to assist in holding the sections in proper registry; By means of the leveling screws 21, the various sections of the bed can be adjusted so that they will all lie at their proper level. The method of doing this is obvious. The screws 21 are screwed downwardly 'or upwardly until the various sections lie in the proper plane. This method of leveling the bed of the table is agreat improvement over the means heretofore commonly used vwhen natural slate is employed. When natural slate is used, the slabs formingthe section of the bed oridinarily are somewhat rough on the bottom so that it is necessary to employ in connection with each slab, a slate frame which is properly hewn and fastened to the lower surface of the slab so as to give the proper thickness throughout. When these slabs with the slate frames thus attached are laid on the table frame, they must be shimmed, or wedged upwardly or downwardly until the correctlevel is obtained. This is a rather diiiicult and uncertain process. it is very difficult to make readjustments which are frequently required later. By the use of my invention, the level of the bed, or of any of its sections, may be changed, as desired, at any time, very easily, by merely adjusting the. leveling screws 21.

rl`he following means are provided for holding the cushion rails Q5 in position. Molded or cast in the thickened border portionvof' each of the bed sections at each end thereof' are two nuts, 26. The end sections A and C also have two nuts like this in the thickened portions of their sides which form the ends of the complete table. The nutsA 26 are adapted to receive screws 27 which extend through the cushion rails 25 as shown. This construction is also a great improvement over the construction used when natural slate is employed. In such cases, it has always been quite diiiicult to fasten the cushion rail in place to the slate. A nut adapted to engage a screw had to be fastened in the 4natural slate. 'This was usually done by cutting a large hole in the slate, dropping a nut in place and cementing it there. Frequently the nuts became loose or dislodged. By using cast or molded material, it' is possible to cast the nuts 26 firmly in place where they remain permanently. The same is true in fasteningV the nuts 19 and 16 in place. All these nuts are firmly held in position because they are cast or molded in place as the sections of the slate. hed; are formed.

Thile I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention as disclosed in the appended claims, in which it is my intention to claim all novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as possible in view of the prior art.

That I'claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

1". A billiard table bed made of molded material having a thickened border portion.

Also, after once being adjusted,-

and provided with transverse and longitudinal stiffening ribs.

4. A billiard table bed made of molded material having a thickened border portion, and a plurality of nuts imbedded in said thickened border portion, each of said nuts having a leveling screw extending therethrough with its lower end adapted to engage the upper surface of a table frame.

5. A billiard tab-le bed formed of molded material having a thickened border portion, the lower outer edge of said border portion being; rabbeted, and a cloth-holding strip held in said rabbet by screws having their inner ends engaging with nuts imbedded in the thickenedV border portion.

6.' A billiard table bedformed of molded material having a thickened border portion, and 'aplurality of nuts imbedded in said border portion, each of said nuts adapted to receive the threaded end of a cushion retaining screw.

7. A billiard table bed formed of molded material having a thickened border portion, a plurality of nuts imbedded in said border portion during the casting or molding thereof, and a plurality of leveling screws adapted toenage said nuts.

8. A billiard table bed formed of molded material having a thickened border portion, a plurality of nuts imbedded in said border portion during the casting or molding thereof, a-nd a plurality of cushion rail retaining screws adapted to engage said nuts.

9. A billiard table bed formed of molded material having a` thickened border portion, a rabbetv in the lower outer edge of said thickened border portion, a plurality of nuts imbedded in saidV thickened border portion adjacent said rabbet during the casting or moldingof the bed, a cloth retaining strip lying in said4 rabbet, and a plurality of screws extending through said cloth retaining strip and entering said nuts above mentioned.

10. A billiard table bed formed of molded materia-l having a thickened border portion, a recess in the outer side face of said thickened border portion, a plurality of nuts embedded in said thickened border portion adjacent said recess during the casting or molding of the bed, a cloth retaining strip lying in said recess, and a ,plurality of screwsk extending through said cloth retaining strip and entering saidy nuts above mentioned". Y

In witness whereof I have'hereunto set my handv and seal this 5th d'ay of September, 1924.

EDMUND r. HosKiN. [1.5.] 

